diff --git a/kernel/stop_machine.c b/kernel/stop_machine.c
index 34b6652e8677..067cb83f37ea 100644
--- a/kernel/stop_machine.c
+++ b/kernel/stop_machine.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static bool cpu_stop_queue_work(unsigned int cpu, struct cpu_stop_work *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool enabled;
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&stopper->lock, flags);
 	enabled = stopper->enabled;
 	if (enabled)
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ static bool cpu_stop_queue_work(unsigned int cpu, struct cpu_stop_work *work)
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&stopper->lock, flags);
 
 	wake_up_q(&wakeq);
+	preempt_enable();
 
 	return enabled;
 }